Martyn John Evans (born 27 November 1953 in

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), is a former South Australian Australian independent and

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state and federal politician. Evans was educated at The

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, and was a State Government Administrative Officer before entering politics. Evans was a member of the

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council from 1975–84 and served as Mayor from 1981–84.Biography in the Australian Parliamentary Handbook
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following the 1984 Elizabeth by-election, caused when Peter Duncan resigned from the seat to contest the federal seat of Makin. Elected as a Labor independent, he served as Minister of Health, Family and Community Services and Minister for the Aged from 1992–93, and rejoined Labor from 1993. Evans moved from state to federal politics in 1994. He was

member of the

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from March 1994 to October 2004, representing the Division of Bonython,

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. A 1994 Elizabeth by-election was sparked when Evans resigned to contest the 1994 Bonython by-election. Evans was a member of the Opposition Shadow Ministry from 1996 to 2001. The Division of Bonython was abolished at the 2003 electoral redistribution. Evans contested the

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at the 2004 election, which had absorbed most of Bonython's former territory and had become notionally Labor as a result. However, he was narrowly defeated by less than one percent. Evans took up the position of Director, Community Engagement at The

in July 2007.

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